Our Fantastic College Royal Exhibit! (Saturday & Sunday, March 15 & 16, 2014)

Our College Royal Display was a huge success, attracting over 700 visitors, both young and young at heart!

We had a silly putty making station, a magic milk painting station, model lung systems, some chemistry magic show demonstrations, tornadoes in bottles, and some very cool specimens (mouse ovary and brain cells, garlic and leaf cells, dog hair) to look at under microscopes.

 Making Silly Putty!!!

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Checkin' out some brain    Literally burning money!       A room full of          

cells under a microscope           (...or were we...?)         volunteers and visitors!

  Our coordinators aren't afraid to get their hands dirty for the sake of a demonstration!
(Nancy & Miyuki preparing the silly putty ingredients.)

March STEM Madness! Upcoming Community Activities

Our fantastic Let's Talk Science volunteers at the University of Guelph will be crazy busy over March Break in local and rural communities, bringing hands on science to all ages of youth (and even their parents!)

Come join us at one of the events below!

Date: Saturday, March 8th

Activity: Hands On Science: Robert Munsch 50 Below Zero Activity (Ages 4-6)

Location: Guelph Public Library Main Branch

Time: 1:30-2:20 pm

Contact: Andrea Curtis at the Guelph Public Library

http://ltsatuog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/march-break-launch-of-our-second-robert.html

Date: Sunday, March 9th

Activity: Hands On Science: Matter Matters (Ages 7-12)

Location: Bruce County Public Library in Kincardine

Time: 1:30-3 pm

Contact: Carolyn McKeeman at the Kincardine Library (519-396-3289)

Date: Wednesday, March 12th

Activity: Chemistry Magic Show (All ages!)

Location: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre in Southhampton

Time: 15 min shows from 1-3 pm

Contact: Christine Schmidt at the BCM&CC (519-797-2080 ext. 104)   

Date: Wednesday, March 12th

Activity: Hands On Science: Robert Munsch 50 Below Zero Activity (Ages 4-6)

Location: Guelph Public Library East Side Branch

Time: 2:30-3:30

Contact: Andrea Curtis at the Guelph Public Library

http://ltsatuog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/march-break-launch-of-our-second-robert.html

Date: Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16

Activity: Hands On Science at College Royal Open House Weekend (All ages!)

Location: University of Guelph campus (Science Complex, Room 1504)

Time: Sat (9am - 5 pm), Sun (9am - 4pm)

Contact: Let's Talk Science at the University of Guelph (uguelph@letstalkscience.ca)

http://www.collegeroyalsociety.com/open-house.html

** This is one of our biggest 'displays' of the year! College Royal Open House is the largest university run open house in North America, and about 20,000 people visit campus over the weekend to watch tractor pulls, tour labs, do hands on activities -- pretty much anything you can think of! Let's Talk Science run a room of activities for all ages, young and young at heart alike! Come by to chat with a scientist, talk to the Let's Talk Science coordinators, or just try out our fun science demonstrations! **

Mid-year Outreach Update!

We're at the half-way point of our reporting year, and it's been a whirlwind!

We're running nearly 40% more outreach this year than during the same period last year!

As always, we couldn't do it without the help of our amazing volunteers.

March Break Launch of Our Second Robert Munsch Companion Activity at the Guelph Public Library

A Local Grade 3 Class Learns About Plants & Pollinators

A recent Let's Talk Science activity in a local grade 3 class had the students practically 'buzzing' with excitement about the importance of pollinators to the plant life cycle! ;)
We all put on our Biologists caps, and after examining various seeds, we discussed how seeds spread and the importance of plants to all aspects of human life. Students acted out the life cycle of a plant, responding to extra rain and sun as they grew.

They then had a chance to see the world like a BEE sees it by examining flowers under a black light to help them 'see' the UV active nectar guides that help direct bees to pollen.

As our final activity, the students made their own flowers with crazy cool UV active nectar guides!

It was a fantastic, fun-filled morning for all involved! Thanks everyone!